Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[staley7580]

We haven't quite figured it out for hubby either. You know how it is for teachers without tenure.. no job is guarenteed for next year.

His district does a bidding system, if someone else with more seniority wants to teach MS science (and is qualified) they can bid for the position and hubby would be out of that job. And need to compete with other low ranking teachers for another position in the district... or drop out and just sub. It stinks! There is talk of doing away with tenure-- at this point I would say YES .. but 5 years from now... I might not like that idea. What can ya do?

Yeah.. its tricky stuff. I know the only way dh is getting laid off is if his shop gets shut down. I dont know how likely THAT is to happen. Im hoping it doesnt, its not like there is a whole lot of need for aerospace machinists right now.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

That's the name of another team.. this is her list..
Donald’s Delights
Walt’s Wild Women
River Belle Beauties
Blue Ribbon Babes
Peter Pan’s Posse
Wonderland Women
Matterhorn Mamas

Ohhhh, I misunderstood; I thought her mom and the other gal each had come up with ideas...

Hmmm...

 

[funnygarcia]

BERNICE! You sick hyena you!!!

You know.. Takes one to know one



Peter pickled his what?



I've never got points


..... yet......

darn close some nights and darn proud of it too!

 

[staley7580]

well dang Pix.. you surprise me sometimes.

BERNICE! You sick hyena you!!!


LOL! I meant that it reminded me of saying :"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

 

[Alex2kMommy]

I'm just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
Well, it's a long, long journey
To the capital city.
It's a long, long wait
While I'm sitting in committee,
But I know I'll be a law someday
At least I hope and pray that I will,
But today I am still just a bill.

I love Schoolhouse Rock!

 

[eatmypixiedust]

You know.. Takes one to know one



Peter pickled his what?



I've never got points


..... yet......

darn close some nights and darn proud of it too!

Where's Dizzy when we need her?

 

[staley7580]

I am just sitting here picturing Pix repeating it over and over again... Trying to figure out whats so pervy about it. Cause thats what I did.

 

[sameyeyam]

A quick lesson in how to "read between the lines".

Im hoping it wont even be an issue(cuz I'm kicking his butt out the door if he loses his job), but in case it is, I want to know where we are going to stand financially (we're only partially screwed). Thankfully we dont have many bills(I didn't get the new Bentley this year)... and by cutting some things out (like any hanky panky for the entire time he's unemployed, as an incentive for him to find a new job), we wont be homeless(run girls! she's got our address and will have 4, count em, 4 kids!. And we wont starve(cuz she's seen photos of our pantry's). Which is about all I can ask for .

Peter Pan's Posse? Try saying that 10 times fast!

I did, but had to quit before the kids heard me!

We haven't quite figured it out for hubby either. You know how it is for teachers without tenure.. no job is guarenteed for next year.

His district does a bidding system, if someone else with more seniority wants to teach MS science (and is qualified) they can bid for the position and hubby would be out of that job. And need to compete with other low ranking teachers for another position in the district... or drop out and just sub. It stinks! There is talk of doing away with tenure-- at this point I would say YES .. but 5 years from now... I might not like that idea. What can ya do?

Perhaps we can all go on unemployment, they appear to be the only employer giving out raises this year!

 

[eatmypixiedust]

I am just sitting here picturing Pix repeating it over and over again... Trying to figure out whats so pervy about it. Cause thats what I did.

My mind was out of the gutter and Bernice just threw it right back in!

 

[funnygarcia]

Im hoping it doesnt, its not like there is a whole lot of need for aerospace machinists right now.

I'm curious, how much of his current job skills could apply to the jobs that will be created from the bill? Alternative energy.. I mean how different is a wind turbine motor? KWIM?

 

[funnygarcia]

My mind was out of the gutter and Bernice just threw it right back in!

I do my best.

 

[sameyeyam]

I'm curious, how much of his current job skills could apply to the jobs that will be created from the bill? Alternative energy.. I mean how different is a wind turbine motor? KWIM?

I'm not very worried about jobs in my field. After all they are going to need lots of accountants to keep track of all that money they are throwing around.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

A quick lesson in how to "read between the lines".






I did, but had to quit before the kids heard me!



Perhaps we can all go on unemployment, they appear to be the only employer giving out raises this year!

My bf said he got a 2% raise (automatic, no yearly review) and he said it was sad but his work does not dish them out.... unless you threatten to quit and they want to keep you.

 

[staley7580]

A quick lesson in how to "read between the lines".






I did, but had to quit before the kids heard me!



Perhaps we can all go on unemployment, they appear to be the only employer giving out raises this year!

Dont make me LAUGH!! Im gonna pop out a baby!!


Speaking of.. We totally got lost at the hospital yesterday, and had to hunt for the ER so I could check in. Well... Dh was totally freaking out, and HOOFING it through the halls.. While my fat butt is waddling behind him... holding onto the walls PANTING. This guy walks up to me... Ummm... Miss? Do you need a wheelchair?? YES! Seriously, I was about to squirt one of those little buggers out in the hallway!!

 

[funnygarcia]

Sarah is going to look at this in the morning... and think what the heck? Were they all crazed on something last night or what?

CAW CAW CAW

 

[eatmypixiedust]

My customer in Mexico informed me today that their end customer is moving to another location. No more orders will come in from their office. It scares me....it honestly scares me. I hope we don't lose other customers.

 

[staley7580]

I'm curious, how much of his current job skills could apply to the jobs that will be created from the bill? Alternative energy.. I mean how different is a wind turbine motor? KWIM?

We have been talking about that.. A machinist is a machinist... You know? If all else fails, he can go to school and I can go back to work.

 

[sameyeyam]

Speaking of alternative energy...I seen something really cool from the airplane last week. I saw a GIGANTIC windmill farm. Not really sure where it was, but somewhere between Orlando and Seattle (obviously), not to far before the Rocky Mountains. We were travelling at 36,000 feet and you could see the blades turning. Just made me wonder if it's going to start changing the landscape of the US from planes. There were hundreds of them.

They are shipping tons of them (windmills) in from other countries. Right now they are bringing many of them into the Port of Longview, since the timber companies have plenty of room for storage. The pieces of absolutely HUGE, one partial piece of fan blade is on a giant oversized truck. I see them every morning as they are being trucked down I-5 to all over the US.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

Wow, GAP sells strollers now? http://www.gap.com/browse/division.do?cid=43184

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Peter Pan's Pixies?
Blue Ribbon Tarts?
Coke Corner Cuties?
Minnie's BFFs?